MPEC 2003-U23 : 2003 UD8
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M.P.E.C. 2003-U23 Issued 2003 Oct. 20, 12:26 UT The Minor Planet Electronic Circulars contain information on unusual minor planets and routine data on comets. They are published on behalf of Commission 20 of the International Astronomical Union by the Minor Planet Center, Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory, Cambridge, MA 02138, U.S.A. Supported in part by the Steven and Michele Kirsch Foundation Prepared using the Tamkin Foundation Computer Network MPC@CFA.HARVARD.EDU URL http://cfa-www.harvard.edu/iau/mpc.html ISSN 1523-6714 2003 UD8 Observations: K03U08D* C2003 10 18.08332 19 50 30.67 -14 40 30.9 18.4 704 K03U08D C2003 10 18.09525 19 50 33.23 -14 40 26.3 18.7 704 K03U08D C2003 10 18.10727 19 50 35.82 -14 40 21.9 18.3 704 K03U08D C2003 10 18.11915 19 50 38.28 -14 40 17.2 18.7 704 K03U08D C2003 10 18.13084 19 50 40.80 -14 40 12.4 18.7 704 K03U08D C2003 10 19.07839 19 54 05.19 -14 33 49.1 18.1 704 K03U08D C2003 10 19.08456 19 54 06.55 -14 33 45.9 18.6 704 K03U08D 5C2003 10 19.08657 19 54 07.10 -14 33 45.9 18.0 R 673 K03U08D 5C2003 10 19.08854 19 54 07.47 -14 33 45.1 673 K03U08D C2003 10 19.09028 19 54 07.70 -14 33 44.2 18.5 704 K03U08D 5C2003 10 19.09051 19 54 07.91 -14 33 44.4 673 K03U08D 5C2003 10 19.09259 19 54 08.31 -14 33 43.5 673 K03U08D C2003 10 19.09636 19 54 09.03 -14 33 41.4 18.9 704 K03U08D C2003 10 19.10184 19 54 10.19 -14 33 39.6 19.2 704 K03U08D C2003 10 19.10815 19 54 11.54 -14 33 36.2 19.0 704 K03U08D C2003 10 19.11362 19 54 12.72 -14 33 34.3 18.7 704 K03U08D C2003 10 19.11994 19 54 14.09 -14 33 30.9 18.9 704 K03U08D C2003 10 19.12554 19 54 15.21 -14 33 29.7 18.6 704 K03U08D C2003 10 19.12612 19 54 15.47 -14 33 29.7 18.7 R 926 K03U08D C2003 10 19.12731 19 54 15.61 -14 33 27.7 18.4 R 926 K03U08D C2003 10 19.12851 19 54 15.92 -14 33 27.9 18.4 R 926 K03U08D C2003 10 19.13175 19 54 16.53 -14 33 25.2 18.5 704 K03U08D C2003 10 19.13382 19 54 17.02 -14 33 26.1 17.6 R H36 K03U08D C2003 10 19.13896 19 54 17.94 -14 33 24.2 18.4 R H36 K03U08D C2003 10 19.16292 19 54 23.18 -14 33 13.8 18.9 R 448 K03U08D C2003 10 19.16768 19 54 24.19 -14 33 11.7 18.6 R 448 K03U08D C2003 10 19.17245 19 54 25.24 -14 33 09.9 18.7 R 448 K03U08D C2003 10 19.75709 19 56 32.11 -14 29 07.2 246 K03U08D C2003 10 19.75782 19 56 32.25 -14 29 06.1 246 K03U08D C2003 10 19.75845 19 56 32.41 -14 29 06.5 246 K03U08D C2003 10 19.75927 19 56 32.54 -14 29 06.3 246 K03U08D C2003 10 19.75994 19 56 32.77 -14 29 06.5 246 K03U08D C2003 10 19.76063 19 56 32.92 -14 29 05.8 246 K03U08D C2003 10 20.04973 19 57 35.74 -14 27 01.6 19.0 R H36 K03U08D C2003 10 20.05825 19 57 37.60 -14 26 56.6 19.0 R 448 K03U08D C2003 10 20.06116 19 57 38.13 -14 26 56.4 18.8 R H36 K03U08D C2003 10 20.06124 19 57 38.27 -14 26 55.4 18.9 R 448 K03U08D C2003 10 20.06546 19 57 39.15 -14 26 53.6 18.8 R 448 K03U08D 5C2003 10 20.10523 19 57 47.74 -14 26 36.7 18.5 R 673 K03U08D 5C2003 10 20.10822 19 57 48.41 -14 26 35.2 673 K03U08D 5C2003 10 20.11019 19 57 48.81 -14 26 34.2 673 K03U08D 5C2003 10 20.11205 19 57 49.22 -14 26 33.6 673 K03U08D C2003 10 20.14946 19 57 57.09 -14 26 16.9 18.4 R 854 K03U08D C2003 10 20.15389 19 57 58.08 -14 26 15.1 18.4 R 854 K03U08D C2003 10 20.15830 19 57 59.00 -14 26 12.6 18.6 R 854 K03U08D C2003 10 20.35809 19 58 42.57 -14 24 32.7 18.2 R 474 K03U08D C2003 10 20.35958 19 58 42.89 -14 24 32.5 18.1 R 474 K03U08D C2003 10 20.36122 19 58 43.33 -14 24 30.9 17.8 R 474 Observer details: 246 Klet Observatory-KLENOT. Observers J. Ticha, M. Tichy. 1.06-m KLENOT Telescope + CCD. 448 Desert Moon Observatory. Observer B. L. Stevens. 0.3-m Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD. 474 Mount John Observatory, Lake Tekapo. Observer A. C. Gilmore. Measurer P. M. Kilmartin. 1.0-m f/7.7 reflector + CCD. 673 Table Mountain Observatory, Wrightwood. Observer J. Young. 0.6-m reflector + CCD. 704 Lincoln Laboratory ETS, New Mexico. Observers M. Blythe, F. Shelly, M. Bezpalko, R. Huber, L. Manguso, D. Torres, R. Kracke, M. McCleary, H. Stange. Measurers J. Stuart, R. Sayer, J. Evans, J. Kommers. 1.0-m f/2.15 reflector + CCD. 854 Sabino Canyon Observatory, Tucson. Observer J. E. McGaha. 0.30-m f/10.0 Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD. 926 Tenagra II Observatory. Observers P. R. Holvorcem, M. Schwartz. 0.81-m f/7 Ritchey-Chretien + CCD. H36 Sandlot Observatory, Scranton. Observer G. Hug. Orbital elements: 2003 UD8 Epoch 2003 Oct. 8.0 TT = JDT 2452920.5 MPC M 358.51050 (2000.0) P Q n 0.18916123 Peri. 107.71872 +0.96764238 +0.24546367 a 3.0054855 Node 238.10827 -0.24963337 +0.89753806 e 0.5724838 Incl. 3.94713 -0.03676150 +0.36629636 P 5.21 H 17.0 G 0.15 From 48 observations 2003 Oct. 18-20. Ephemeris: 2003 UD8 a,e,i = 3.01, 0.57, 4 q = 1.2849 Date TT R. A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. Phase V 2003 10 18 19 50.21 -14 40.9 0.768 1.285 92.6 50.8 18.9 2003 10 28 20 26.87 -13 20.7 0.798 1.292 91.7 50.2 18.9 2003 11 07 21 04.49 -11 31.9 0.838 1.310 91.0 49.2 19.0 2003 11 17 21 41.98 -09 18.5 0.891 1.336 90.5 47.7 19.2 2003 11 27 22 18.51 -06 47.0 0.956 1.371 89.7 46.0 19.3 2003 12 07 22 53.53 -04 04.9 1.036 1.414 88.7 44.2 19.5 2003 12 17 23 26.74 -01 19.3 1.130 1.463 87.3 42.2 19.7 2003 12 27 23 58.11 +01 24.1 1.237 1.517 85.4 40.3 20.0 2004 01 06 00 27.75 +04 01.5 1.356 1.575 83.0 38.3 20.2 2004 01 16 00 55.83 +06 29.9 1.486 1.637 80.2 36.3 20.4 2004 01 26 01 22.57 +08 48.0 1.625 1.701 77.1 34.3 20.6 2004 02 05 01 48.18 +10 54.9 1.773 1.768 73.5 32.3 20.8 2004 02 15 02 12.83 +12 50.0 1.926 1.835 69.8 30.3 21.1 2004 02 25 02 36.68 +14 33.3 2.084 1.904 65.7 28.3 21.2 2004 03 06 02 59.85 +16 04.8 2.244 1.973 61.5 26.2 21.4 Timothy B. Spahr (C) Copyright 2003 MPC M.P.E.C. 2003-U23


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